Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-09-23

costumes. There was beautiful temple |
handsomely decorated, with thirty-eieht |
ladies, representing the states OF the +
Union, ct the portal. Uncle Sam, the
Goddess Of Liberty, and the thirteen
original states represented by daughters
of America in costume, on float on
which stood representations of school
houses OF century sgo and those Of to-
day surrounded by school children. The
remainder Of this division Wss made up
of national snd state officers, including
national and state executive committees
IN FULL REGALIA,
and visiting camps Of the Sons of Amer
lea.
The second division WAS made up BY
the carpenters company OF Pliladelp his,
which antedates all other industrial ass0
Citations, having been incorporated in
1924, and which is the only organization
in existence in this city which psrtici-
pated in the procession Of 1877.
The first feature OF this display
WAS float upon which was borne an
amateur Grecian temple of thirteen Cor
inthian columns representing the thirteen
states of the Union of 1857 which is
duplicate of the original exhibit of til 2
carpenters company in the parade in 11o7
which COmmemorated the adoption of the
federal constitution. Following this was
another temple of the GreCian- DOrlc
order lar more imposing than its prede-
CessOr and intended to be emblematiC Of
the present grand union of states and
bearing upon each OF the right columns Q
shield.
The third division was an agricultural
exhibit displaying old IS we'll SIS new i'm
plsments. Following this came a repre-
sentGtion Of Touring mills, built in 1850,
! 1870, snd 1851.
Division No. was made up
of a display of the typographical
/ fraternity and wes an interesting
feature. Next came q display made by
the paper trade, the arr Of lithcgrsphi2a
and the blank book manufacture.
Division ) Was headed by the Uul-
versity Of Pennsylvania, which was rep
regented in the demonstration of @ cen
fury ago, and following its educational
apparatus came the various educgtiCGsl
Institutions and the United States Indian
training school, illustrating the advance
ment Of civilization of their men. At the
hesd Of this procession were several
noted Indians from the west, aud tnt
Gerard college pupils. The cadets Of the
Soldiers Orphans institute also took par
in the display.
Division represented the building
trades Of Philadelphia, and was one OF
the largest in the line.
Division vas representation 0
saw and engine and tool works.
Division was composed of vClun
teer tiremen's ASSOCIATIONS with their ok
apparatus.
The ninth division was 8 complete ex.
hibIt OF the manner of brewing beer wit
: cooper shop and other adjuncts Of tn
trade.
/ Division 10 was q representation @
United States mint, showing two coin
ing presses IL operation, an old styl
conner and ether features of money msb
= ing. There were 500 employees Of tn
: mint in line, followed by 500 employees {
S the pOstoniCe and floats representing tn
workings Of the postotfce.
e Division was taken up by tn
s Knights OF the Golden Eagle, who hs
5 500 men ia uniform IN line and sever,
. fOats bearing ts5IeauX representing "Fi
deity, FaIor, Honor" the motto CT th
order.
t Division u was a display OF product
s Of the textile industry.
/, Division 3 was display OF silk manu-
4 iac,ure, which WAS complete In every de
u tail
. Division II was q representation c
s clothing trade.
b Division ! ) was display by toe Penn
d sylvani8 Railroad Company, and was or
0 of the largest in the line. Progress
: the mode Of travelling from the revolU
p tiOnaTy era TO the present time We
Z graphically presented on numerou
e toats. Ia this division we're paCl
l. mules, genuine Conestogs wagons,
L Concord coach, a representation OF can
service, seven civil engineers in unifOr
drlnesfin9 the first step in the consEut
IS ton of TaiIWsy, Iinemen Ia
e ing the rails AID Ealla5ting, swltC
! signals, tools, wooden model
e the Oldest locomotive N America wei9
r ing 1000 pounds compared with g lie
1t locomotive weighing $4,000 pounds and
4 train OF miniature cars. This miniatu
II train was equipped with Z full crew.
a Division l6 WAS complete ship built
D ing End naval exhibit, including lar
"a model of the "J0hn Fitch" the fir
d steamboat that piled the Delaware riv
d IN 1856, propelled by six long paddles CO
lt nected in crude manner "itn { Whet
ID which IL the original vessel was tufnt
ID by & steam engine.
IS Division II comprised d gOverEme
- display, which Included model Of E.
g first steamship thai ever crossed the
D. lantiC. vera! tsbleauX with children al
lie ladies' representing the states, q model
q, the ola United Safes man Of-war U1T
IL ford, Old fashioned specimens Of the I'll
4, " FOUNDER naval gun, models Of {
+ training ship AnCetam, models OF Ia
G reted monitor whalebJaJ and the uC
ie cruiser Charleston now building at s
er Francisco.
he Division is included eIectr csl II
S. CiinGry and lights
Division ~ was made 10 OF civic 8
cieties.
s Divisions 20, 81, % snd % were misc
9. laneous.
D Division sitter division followed in re
g uisr order. The great crowds of entt
a. siastic spectators remained in their plaC
id until towards the latter part Of the aft
Of noon, when the stand began to thin O.
ct The end OF the procession
be not reach the city hsll movi
at south until $50 p. N. Returning mol
no it arrived ct Broad and Chestnut stree
n, at ! 80. Not single fatal accident 4
&c cured. The presidential party consi'
ed ing of President and Mrs. ClevelaI
nd Secretary Bayard, Colonel ard ID
Lamont left Washington ct o'clock T.
afternoon in charge Of Major NJ. Csrst
At Baltimore q large crowd collect
oe around the station, cheered for the Pre-
II. dent, but the latter did not show himse